Combined rake, grader, and snow-scraper.



T. GIVITA B. G. LEGHORN.

COMBINED RAKE, GRADER, AND $NOW SGRAPER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12, 1913.

1,093,535. Patented Apr..14, 1914.

/T /6 7 I llllllllllll [|||1|| ---u| I TONY CIVITA AND BENJAMIN C.LEGHORN, OF ARLINGTON, OREGON;

COMBINED RAKE, GRADER, AND SNOW-SCRAPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 14, 191i.

Application filed August 12, 1913. Serial No. 784,460.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, TONY GIVITA and BENJAMIN C. LncHoRN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Arlington, in the county of Gilliam,State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombined Rakes, Graders, and Snow-Scrapers; and we do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in combined rakesand ground levelers.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of a structurewhich when disassembled may be used as an ordinary rake and which whenassembled is adapted for use as a ground leveler and as a scraper, andthe invention further contemplates the provision of means whereby therake teeth assist in holding the device in assembled relation.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a deviceof the class de scribed which is easily and readily adjusted for itsvarious uses, which is efficient in use and which is of such simpleconstruction that it is durable in use, and may be manufactured at acomparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novelcombination, formation and arrangement of parts to be more fullyhereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,particularly pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings wherein similar charactersof reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved device shown in assembledrelation, Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line .22 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3is a side elevational view of the device, and Fig. 4 is a view of thedevice looking from the handle.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown a rakecomprising the head bar 5 from which depends a plurality of spacedstraight rake teeth 6. Secured to the ends of the head bar are a pair ofshank rods 7 which converge at their free ends and are secured to theusual socket 8 holding a handle 9.

l/Vhen it is desired to use the device as a rake the structure abovedescribed only is employed.

The attachment which fits the rake struc ture for use as a grader orscraper comprises a plate 10 having disposed on one face thereofadjacent each end by means of the screws 12 a pair of plates 11 havingtheir central portions bowed to form with the main plate 10 socketsdisposed in vertical alinement for receiving adjacent rake teeth 6 andthus holding the grading plate with relation to the rake. The plate 10is held from sliding off the rake teeth by hooks 13 pivotally secured tothe plate at each end thereof by staples 1 1 and having their billsadapted to engage in eyes 15 carried by the head bar 5.

From the foregoing it is seen a structure has been provided whereby theplate 10 may be readily and quickly attached to the rake structure andefliciently held against unclesired displacement.

To adapt this device for use as a scraper, as for scraping snow, ametallic plate 16 is secured to the upper edge of the plate 10.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple structure hasbeen pro vided which will efficiently perform the functions normallyrequired thereof.

WVhat is claimed is:

A combined structure of the class described comprising a rake head,spaced teeth depending therefrom, eyes carried by the rake head, aplate, members secured thereto and forming therewith sockets for receiving certain of the rake teeth, pivoted hooks carried by the plateand adapted to engage in the eyes to hold the plate with relation to therake teeth and a scraper plate secured to the top edge of thefirstplate.

In testimony whereof, we affix our signatures, in the presence of twowitnesses.

TONY CIVITA. BENJAMIN C. LEGI-IORN.

WVitnesses:

RALPH J. ERWIN, CLAUD C. CLARK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

